LOVB Nebraska made its home opener count Sunday, outlasting LOVB Houston in an exciting five-set battle 22-25, 37-35, 25-19, 21-25, 15-10.
“When it comes to games like this, margins are really thin,” said Houston head coach Sanja Tomašević. “Every play matters. I can think right now of a couple points that we have made in a couple of these sets that, if we could fix that, it’s a different outcome. But from the way we played on Thursday to how we played tonight, I thought today was a lot better match.”
Sunday’s match delivered from the start, featuring long rallies and strong defensive plays on both sides. Houston struck first, taking a 25–22 set one win.
Set 2 turned into a marathon as Nebraska outlasted Houston 37–35 in the longest set in LOVB Pro history. Houston held nine set points during the frame but was unable to capitalize, and Nebraska won the elongated set to even the match.
